CHARIOTS OF FIRE

Year of production : 1981
Country : UNITED KINGDOM Length : 119 minutes

Synopsis

CHARIOTS OF FIRE is based on the true story of two British athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Englishman Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), who is Jewish, overcomes anti-Semitism and class prejudice in order to compete against the "Flying Scotsman", Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), in the 100 metre race